Chapter 166

That had all happened in the morning. By the time I arrived in Nobel, it was already late at night.

"Where's His Highness Cassion?"

"Not back yet."

I bit my lower lip. Cassion had gone into the sinkhole that morning, and he still hadn't come out, even this late into the night.

I had no way of knowing whether he was dead or alive, or whether some problem had come up that was keeping him from coming back.

I chewed at my thumbnail. Janice came quietly over and rested a hand on my shoulder.

"Try not to worry too much. He'll come back. There's no way he'd let your birthday pass without showing up."

Even hearing those words of comfort, my heart kept pounding with anxiety. I propped my elbows on the table and dragged my hands through my hair.

"Head of House, what should we tell the families?"

Devally…